Suffragan diocese Kannur, India
Diocese of Kannur
Kannuren(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Kannur is a Latin Catholic diocese in Kerala, India, serving the Kannur and Kasaragod districts. It was established in 1998 from the Diocese of Calicut, to which it is suffragan.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1998
- Catholics
- 48,899
- Priests
- 157
- Territory
- 4,988 km²
Parishes and churches
66 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. PeterNileswarView parish
- St. PeterChalilView parish
- St. Pius XKeezhpallyView parish
- St. SebastianKayapoilView parish
- St. ThomasMangaraView parish
- St. ThomasVellikeelView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Alex Joseph Vadakumthala
- Born
- 14 June 1959
- Birthplace
- Maradu-Panangad
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Kannur stands in Kannur, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.